The Pentagon: A History
- Pages
- 656
- Author
- Steve Vogel
- Published
- 2007
- Date
- Tags
- military, engineering, architecture, construction, buildings
TLDR: “Interesting, but nothing valuable”
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Powering the World’s Airliners: Engine Developments from the Propeller to the Jet Age
- Pages
- 280
- Author
- Reiner Decher
- Published
- 2020
- Date
- Tags
- air-travel, engineering, history, military
TLDR: “Very specific book. Informative but dry.”
To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design
- Pages
- 272
- Author
- Henry Petroski
- Published
- 1992
- Date
- Tags
- engineering, construction, design, tech
TLDR: “Odd, but endearing. About how failure makes engineers better.”
How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
- Pages
- 320
- Author
- Deb Chachra
- Published
- 2023
- Date
- Tags
- infrastructure, engineering, environment
TLDR: “Not what I was looking for. Less practical information, and more theory, philosophy, and politics.”